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This article is third in a series reflecting on how PennWest Edinboro’s Chi Alpha retreat helped me learn about the importance of community support and mindfulness. This installment focuses on how the experience helped me find my identity.
Testing will occur at the three campuses from Tuesday, Feb. 3, to Thursday, Feb. 5.
A lot of times in life, we can get so caught up in what happened in the past, our traumas, our struggles, and our mistakes. In late October, I attended a Fall Retreat with PennWest Edinboro’s Chi Alpha where I learned that letting go of the need for perfection and practicing mindfulness is a powerful way to reconnect with my sense of self-worth.
Jordan Mccown is co-captain of Edinboro’s Wheelchair Basketball team. Through a series of personal reflections, he shares his journey in discovering faith with Chi Alpha, a Christian ministry at PennWest.
Students and alumni came together to eat, drink and celebrate Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro’s 2025 Homecoming from Oct. 9to Oct. 11.


